Elected Members attend first session of European Committee of the Regions 2025-2030
The Irish Regions European Office (IREO) in Brussels welcomed the Irish Delegation for the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) 2025 – 2030. The Elected Members, from all three regions in Ireland attended the inaugural plenary session on the 19th & 20th February 2025 and is the 164th European Committee of the Regions plenary session. For more information on the 164th Committee of the Regions Plenary session, including the agenda and live streaming, visit the Committee of the Regions website here.
Elected Members (Councillors) from the Northern and Western Region on the Committee of the Regions 2025-2030 are:
- Cllr Declan McDonnell (Galway City Council)
- Cllr Mary Hoade (Galway County Council)
- Cllr Jimmy McClearn (Galway County Council)
- Cllr Jack Murray (Donegal County Council)
About the European Committee of the Regions
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the voice of regions and cities in the European Union (EU). It represents local and regional authorities across the European Union and advises on new laws that have an impact on regions and cities (70% of all EU legislation).
The CoR is a political assembly composed of 329 members and 329 alternates from all EU countries (grouped by political party and headed by the President) who have been elected at local or regional level (for example as Mayors or Presidents of a region). They come to Brussels up to six times a year to debate their opinions on proposed legislation and agree on resolutions for further action by the EU.
